Watching any sport on television is a guarantee that you’ll see rotating ads for cars, booze, erectile dysfunction and (now) DRAFTKINGSFANDUELDRAFTKINGSFANDUELDRAFTKINGSFANDUEL.
And while most of Twitter is currently on the Daily Fantasy Hate Bandwagon, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright took to Twitter on Thursday to complain about one of the other big ad space buyers in the sports entertainment world.
@MLBONFOX @MLB I shouldn't have to turn the channel every single comm break because of erectile disfunction ads. Millions of kids watching
— Adam Wainwright (@UncleCharlie50) October 8, 2015
On the one hand, yes it is tiring to see the same ads for the same products played on a seemingly endless loop for hours on end. On the other hand, I’m not too sure what’s so scandalous about ED ads that they should require child monitoring. Twitter, per usual, was split in the debate.
@UncleCharlie50 @ryanfagan @MLBONFOX maybe if baseball wasn't so boring and it didn't cater to old men so much this problem wouldn't exist
— Skeechy Baller (@D_Smitty11) October 8, 2015
@UncleCharlie50 @Lynn_Henning One word: REVENUES. I'm tired of Fan Duel; you think the NFL Marketing Chief cares??
— daleransom (@daletwittin) October 8, 2015
@UncleCharlie50 @MLBONFOX @MLB nothing like explaining to your child why two people are holding hands in seperate bathtubs.. On a hill
— Pay the Man!! #J-Hey (@KhPierce8) October 8, 2015
@UncleCharlie50 @MLBONFOX @MLB I agree!!! Damn it's annoying!!
— Kayleigh (@kbob89) October 8, 2015
@UncleCharlie50 Yeah. That would be like playing in a stadium filled with alcohol ads that also bears the name of Booze. Oh wait…
— Tom Campbell (@TomCam72) October 9, 2015
@UncleCharlie50 it's a PG rated ad, relax a little bit. It's not graphic. Your kids will see much worse on the Internet at some point
— Pete Shaffer (@pshaffer10) October 9, 2015
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